Perfect! Thanks chaz!

Great links, and I mean for anyone! Regardless of experience or skill level...

Good Job Chaz...

Donny

This always deserves a <bump>

I think this thread deserves a bump

Just another thank you to Chaz and a bump.

I just added a new link dealing with Understanding Reverb. It is a must read if you are just getting started or are at an Intermediate level of mixing.

Me , being pretty new to this digital age recording , I was going to post numerous questions ........ But with Chaz putting up lists like this I guess I don't have to . Big Thanks to Chaz . Long gone is my tascam 4 track .

Here are some links that of information that I use in my audio engineering calsses at the studio. You should find them to be very informative and helpful.

Excellent!

Chaz,
WOW! Thanks for the post. Great information for a learner!


Ray

Thanks guys. Just make good use of the things mentioned and print out things like the EQ Primer and set it close to your mixing area. It will come in very handy at times.

thank you chaz. this is really good stuff.

Wow, thanks chaz! Now I know what I'll be doing for the next several nights, READING LOL! Thanks again!

Bumpty Bump Bump Bump!

I know its been a couple of months since this was first posted, but after just reading it today, Wow, this needs a BUMP.

Thanks Chaz

Nice stuff Chaz! I didn't read through all the links, but some of it. Seems really useful.

I really enjoyed reading about the "Motown Mix," concept or that other processor which tried to do the same. That is really cool! Can you do this technique easily with good software or with minimal outboard equipment? I don't have an outboard compressor or software compressor right now(just MC2), but I was thinking of getting ABleton Live 4 or 5 and it has one. I would love to try this out to add the benefits of compression and retain most of the vocal expression and not it all quashed away--all the dynamics..

I enjoyed reading about the need for tweaking presets. Sometimes people probably settle for the preset of the closest of what they want, me included--instead of really fine tuning one of the presets.

I need some help and advice on using EQ in Music Creator 2, which is pretty limited, but still useful. It has a P-EQ in there. I have read a good bit about EQ and coming closer to understanding it. Like I understand it is a tone control or specific freq volume control. I know I can raise the mids on vocals to pull them out and more recently, understand that its recommened to cut freq more than boost, if possible--to reduce noise for one and help maintain clarity in tracks and easier on the ears, etc..

Fiddling around with the EQ and reading up has also allowed me to understand why we need to carve out the freq or "the use of complemetary freq," in the article--taking to rhythm guitars for instance and cutting and boosting slightly on both to allow us to hear both with some clarity in the mix, so it's not muddy or one is indistinct.

So I understand some of the basics and feel like I can get pretty good at this for my limited experience. Got a Tascam 414MKII at home I can practice on with 4 bands-low, mid, mid, high. Don't like the thing that much though--bothers my ears when listening to it a lot. Probably the EQ. I listen to it in headphones btw..

Anyways, I was wanting to get better at using the P-EQ in MC2. I don't understand using the presets very well in it and also I am having a hard time visualizing or understanding the shelfs. I can fiddle around with the bands and pull spots up to bring the vocals out, but using the bands, the shelf settings, presets and Q seems a bit much in ways. I have read about "sweeping," to try and find good freq...

Could you walk me through some of this? The manual in MC2 is about worthless reading. I need some good hands on know-how! It seems like you can use the shelfs to reduce some noise in the high end or low end, almost like a high pass or low pass filter, but not the same.